University of Pennsylvania · 8 hours ago
Assistant Development Officer - Penn Engineering
3401 Walnut Street B/C Wing - 4th Floor
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$55K/yr - $68K/yr
1+ years expThe University of Pennsylvania, a prestigious Ivy League institution, is seeking an Assistant Development Officer for the Penn Engineering team. The ADO will support the Vice Dean and major gift team in planning and implementing development efforts for the School of Engineering, focusing on donor management, communications, and event support.
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Responsibilities
Vice Dean Staffing. Responsible for supporting all key initiatives designated by the Vice Dean in support of the development and alumni relations work of Penn Engineering. These initiatives span a broad range of strategic, analytical, and logistical work and involve coordination with the full spectrum of team members internally and externally across Penn Engineering
Donor Management/Project Management. Responsibility for the tracking and management of gift data including the retrieval of data and production and analysis of reports. Be able to step in as needed by the Vice Dean and gift officers as point person for specific projects. Navigate priority projects through to completion, working collaboratively with many colleagues in many areas of development in Penn Engineering and across the university
Cultivation/Donor Identification. Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide support in the identification and cultivation of new prospective donors. This includes managing systems to organize/keep records/plan actions for identified prospective donors for day-to-day tasks and long range planning in database and other systems
Communications. Produce and/or coordinate stewardship reports and activities for donors working with the Vice Dean, communications staff and gift officers, including annual reports, thank you and outreach letters, e-communications, and recognition vehicles. Serve as a project manager for stewardship reporting system to ensure stewardship deadlines are met. Draft select gift proposals. Assist the gift officers with drafting letters, reports, and key correspondence
Collateral Material Creation. Working alongside the Vice Dean, this role will be responsible for first drafts of many marketing and information pieces, including designing one-pagers and other collateral materials. Supporting the Vice Dean and major gifts team, this role will attend faculty meetings, keep notes and help draft development and marketing materials. Creation of these materials are a team effort, and this role plays an integral part in streamlining the process and adhering to timelines
Volunteer Involvement. Serve as a key team member working to support colleagues and teams to deploy best practices with volunteers
Faculty Relations. This role works alongside the Vice Dean and colleagues to record notes and action items from meetings with faculty leadership. Work closely with the administrative and support staff for the faculty to coordinate meetings and enhance relationships. When needed, this role will draft briefing materials for faculty and institutional leadership
Special Events. Work with the major gift team to help plan, staff, and coordinate meetings and special events related to donor and volunteer activity as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and one to two years of related experience, preferably in institutional development or a marketing focused environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Highly motivated with excellent project management skills, high comfort with technology, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a goal-oriented team
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Superior attention to detail in an environment where accuracy and timely completion of tasks is critical to maintaining donor and faculty leadership satisfaction
Solid computer skills: familiarity with donor/customer management databases, websites, internet, word processing, etc. Proficiency in preparation of numeric- and text-laden spreadsheets, Power Point, Excel, etc. Familiarity with InDesign, Photoshop or Adobe PDF is useful
Ability to handle complex and highly confidential information
Ability to work evenings and weekends
Benefits
Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts
Tuition
Retirement
Time Away from Work
Long-Term Care Insurance
Wellness and Work-life Resources
Professional and Personal Development
University Resources
Discounts and Special Services
Flexible Work Hours
Penn Home Ownership Services
Adoption Assistance
Company
University of Pennsylvania
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$81.46MKey Investors
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2023-06-26Grant· $18M
2022-09-15Grant· $55M
Leadership Team
Mark Dingfield
Executive Vice President
Angela Duckworth
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor
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